Academic Education
- 2024 – Postgraduate Degree in Healthcare Management, Católica Porto Business School
- 2019 – PhD in Medicine and Molecular Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, with the thesis “Anal Intraepithelial Lesions”
- 2014 – Board Certified Specialist in Gastroenterology
- 2007 – Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra
Areas of Expertise
- Proctology: anal disease associated with Human Papillomavirus (HPV), anal condylomas, anal pruritus, fecal incontinence, hemorrhoidal disease, and anal fissures
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Neurogastroenterology: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- General Gastroenterology: celiac disease, diarrhea, constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gastric disorders
Professional Experience
- Since 2022 – Private Gastroenterology Practice, Porto, Portugal
- 2021–2022 – Consultant Gastroenterologist, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
- 2019–2021 – Private Gastroenterology Practice, Porto, Portugal
- 2019–2021 – Honorary Research Fellow, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
- 2018–2019 – Senior Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
- 2017–2018 – Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant, Homerton University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- 2014–2017 – Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital Centre, Porto, Portugal
- 2009–2013 – Residency in Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital Centre, Porto, Portugal
- 2008–2009 – Internship, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal
Postgraduate and Academic Activities
- Currently serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at the University of Aveiro
- Member of the Board of Directors of the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS)
- Director of the IPVS High-Resolution Anoscopy Workshop
- Member of the IPVS Education and Industry Subcommittees, and former Chair of the IPVS Social Media Committee
- Author of more than 90 scientific publications and member of the Editorial Board of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Member of the RISE@CI-IPO (Health Research Network) research group at the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)